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Re: R3, R2, & R1 works well
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Must I remind all of you again that it is baseball which is the imposter, not softball.
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Mike, now what would Abner have to say about that? 
Having R1 closest to home requires that you tell me what base R1 is occupying. In my discussions, I use the other method - R3 is on third. Tomayto
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Abner Doubleday had nothing to do with it. The game of Rounders was a game brought from England which resembles slow-pitch softball more than any incarnation of a game with bases.
R3 on 3rd, R1 on 1st. Was there an out made between the two? You would know that in softball without asking. It's not that big a deal to establish a runner's position through statement.
Of course, it seems to me using a numerical designation in the same progression as they are mathimatically represented makes more sense than worrying about it defining a location.
JMHO,
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